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Charlie unceremonially plops himself down onto the gravel shore and begins removing his shoes.
“Charlie?” Pim breaches.
“You ever been skinny dipping, dude? Because it’s like--it's good for you. Good for your spirit. Yeah, it’s--”
“Um.”
“No, listen--it’s natural. It’s like our natural state. Like--”
“I don’t think that’s a good idea, Charlie”
“Like our ancestors did this shit, like, all the time, dude.” By this point, Charlie has managed to get his socks and shoes off. He starts moving to remove his sweatshirt and a spike of anxiety shoots through Pim’s chest.
“Not while they were drunk, probably. Are you even a good swimmer?”
Charlie manages to get his sweatshirt over his head and flings it off to the side. He twists back towards Pim and turns his face up, up towards him, like a flower turns towards the sun.
“Are you?”
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Charlie's dad dies. Pim learns a lot about Charlie. And Charlie learns a lot about himself.